diff --git a/etcd.spec b/etcd.spec
index cb0d41e..f4cd9ce 100644
--- a/etcd.spec
+++ b/etcd.spec
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 Name:		%{repo}
 Version:	3.0.15
-Release:	1%{?dist}
+Release:	2%{?dist}
 Summary:	A highly-available key value store for shared configuration
 License:	ASL 2.0
 URL:		https://%{provider_prefix}
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Source0:	https://%{provider_prefix}/archive/%{commit}/%{repo}-%{shortcommit}.tar
 Source1:	%{name}.service
 Source2:	%{name}.conf
 Patch2:         0001-change-import-paths.patch
+Patch3:         run-etcd-on-ppc64le-by-default.patch
 
 # e.g. el6 has ppc64 arch without gcc-go, so EA tag is required
 ExclusiveArch:  %{ix86} x86_64 %{arm} aarch64 ppc64le s390x
@@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ mkdir -p Godeps/_workspace/src
 mv cmd/vendor/* Godeps/_workspace/src/.
 
 %patch2 -p1
+%patch3 -p1
 
 %build
 mkdir -p src/github.com/coreos
@@ -427,6 +429,10 @@ getent passwd %{name} >/dev/null || useradd -r -g %{name} -d %{_sharedstatedir}/
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Nov 18 2016 jchaloup <jchaloup@redhat.com> - 3.0.15-2
+- Remove ppc64le architecture restriction
+  resolves: #1396463
+
 * Tue Nov 15 2016 jchaloup <jchaloup@redhat.com> - 3.0.15-1
 - Update to v3.0.15
   related: #1382965
diff --git a/run-etcd-on-ppc64le-by-default.patch b/run-etcd-on-ppc64le-by-default.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e053777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run-etcd-on-ppc64le-by-default.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+From 5f8e74959f19f19018ab0e6400e0f5daba3567e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jan Chaloupka <jchaloup@redhat.com>
+Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2016 13:46:29 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] run etcd on ppc64le by default
+
+---
+ etcdmain/etcd.go | 8 ++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/etcdmain/etcd.go b/etcdmain/etcd.go
+index 950513e..7225303 100644
+--- a/etcdmain/etcd.go
++++ b/etcdmain/etcd.go
+@@ -636,6 +636,14 @@ func checkSupportArch() {
+ 	if runtime.GOARCH == "amd64" {
+ 		return
+ 	}
++
++	if runtime.GOARCH == "ppc64le" {
++		plog.Warningf("Running etcd on ppc64le architecture is not supported.")
++		plog.Warningf("Be aware you are running the etcd at your own risk.")
++		plog.Warningf("For more information visit https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396463")
++		return
++	}
++
+ 	if env, ok := os.LookupEnv("ETCD_UNSUPPORTED_ARCH"); ok && env == runtime.GOARCH {
+ 		plog.Warningf("running etcd on unsupported architecture %q since ETCD_UNSUPPORTED_ARCH is set", env)
+ 		return
+-- 
+1.9.3
+